So close, yet so far

So I thought I was doing pretty well on my budget this month. Destroyed my travel budget, but that’s because I booked flights for trips in both September and October (both half-marathons I have already signed up for). The price was right though, and I’ll just keep socking away money to cover the rest of the trip costs.

The budget categories were looking good. I was pleased. And then I got an Evite reminder. For a fundraising dinner that I had agreed (and wanted) to go to. It’s for a cause I very much support, thrown by a girl I very much like, and the price is $20 and a bottle of wine (or your preferred beverage) per group. So that meant hitting the ATM a few days early (I had $20 in my wallet, but don’t like to ever be completely out of cash) and a trip to the beer and wine store. Sure, it’s only about a $30 overage when it’s all said and done, but I was SO close! Some months, I’m so far from close that it’s not even funny.

But really, it’s not a big deal at all. $30 over budget for a month that involved a bunch of travel, plus booking additional trips. Not bad at all. Here’s hoping next month is even better!

I’m running the Disneyland Half and the Disney World Wine and Dine Half. Plus another local one in a few weeks. I realize it’s a little crazy to travel that much to run, but they put on such great races (plus the DL Half is the 5th anniversary and the Wine & Dine Half is an inaugural race, so that means special medals on both counts).

Fun, maybe you’ll run past me! A group of us are running the DL half as well (but we’re from So Cal, so it’s not a huge distance to travel…I have my hopes sent on the Disney Marathon one day, so I understand the desire to travel =) )

I have heard awesome things about the Disney Marathon. I just don’t think that running a marathon the first weekend of January will ever happen for me. December is such a busy month, and it’s so dark outside. But if you’re in So Cal, it’s definitely doable!